by Portsmouth Athenaeum | May 11, 2021 | Announcements, Events
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMBERSHIP LIBRARIES GROUP ZOOM BOOK TALK The Loyalists of Colonial New Hampshire Charles A. Coulombe Sunday, May 23, 2021 3 PM Author Charles A. Coulombe gives a virtual book talk on the theme of “The Loyalists of Colonial New Hampshire,”...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 30, 2021 | Announcements, Library
Review by Research Librarian Katy Sternberger For readers interested in World War II, human relationships, and library history, The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles is a thought-provoking new addition to the historical fiction genre. This is a good read for...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Apr 15, 2021 | Announcements
This April, the latest Athenaeum newsletter arrived in the mail to our members. Thank you to the contributing writers and Proprietors Sherry Wood, editor, and Susan Hamilton, designer, for creating a great read about what’s happening at the Athenaeum. In case...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 23, 2021 | Announcements, Events
ZOOM BOOK TALK Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb Herschel Cobb Thursday, April 1, 2021 5:30 PM Author Herschel Cobb will give a virtual book talk about his recent work: Heart of a Tiger: Growing up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb. The book tells...
by Portsmouth Athenaeum | Mar 12, 2021 | Announcements, Library, Photographs
By Research Librarian Katy Sternberger Evidently, Doris Moore was known for asking questions in history class. Her “talent” was recognized in the ninth grade “class will” published in the Portsmouth Herald when she graduated from Portsmouth Junior High School...
